Distribution of Full-Time Four-Year Undergraduates by Tuition and Fees, 2018-19

While the median tuition and fee price for full-time students attending private nonprofit four-year institutions in 2018-19 is $36,890, 11% of these students attend institutions with prices below $15,000 and 20% attend institutions charging $51,000 or more.

Figure 2: Distribution of Full-Time Undergraduates at Four-Year Institutions by Published Tuition and Fees, 2018-19

Notes & Sources

NOTES: For out-of-state students enrolled in public four-year institutions, the nonresident premium has been added to in-state tuition and fees. Some out-of-state students benefit from reciprocity agreements, which allow students from neighboring states to pay less than the full out-of-state price. The distribution of students across institutions is based on the latest available enrollment data, which are for fall 2016. Percentages may not sum to 100 because of rounding.

In 2018-19, among all full-time public four-year undergraduates, including both in-state and out-of-state students, 32% are enrolled in institutions with published tuition and fee levels between $6,000 and $8,999, 3% are in institutions with lower prices, and 19% face published prices of $15,000 or more.

Half of the full-time students enrolled at public and private nonprofit four-year colleges and universities in 2018-19 face published tuition and fee prices of $12,510 or above.

Figure 2 includes both in-state and out-of-state students attending public four-year institutions and the associated published prices. About 70% of those facing charges of $15,000 or more are enrolled outside their states of residence.